JOIN IN THE FUN Lesson 6C
WHAT IS A SUFFIX?
A suffix is a letter or group of letters
added to the end of a word or root
(i.e., a base form), serving to form a
SUFFIXES –OR / -ER
We add these suffixes to verbs in
order to form nouns that refer to
people
EXAMPLE
SWIMC CV
SWIMMER
VOCABULARY
swimmer runner visitor
winner loser
COMPOUNDS OF
SOME/ANY/NO/EVERY
WHAT IS A COMPOUND?
As an adjective, compound is the
quality of being composed of multiple
parts.
COMPOUNDS OF SOME
SOME
PEOPLE SOMEONE / SOMEBODY
THINGS SOMETHING
PLACES SOMEWHERE
COMPOUNDS OF ANY
ANY
PEOPLE ANYONE / ANYBODY
THINGS ANYTHING
PLACES ANYWHERE
COMPOUNDS OF NO
ANY
PEOPLE NO ONE / NOBODY
THINGS NOTHING
PLACES NOWHERE
COMPOUNDS OF EVERY
ANY
PEOPLE EVERYONE / EVERYBODY
THINGS EVERYTHING
PLACES EVERYWHERE
NOTES
•These compounds always go with singular verbs
Someone is behind the door.
•We use the compounds of some / no / every in affirmative
sentences
Everybody here works very hard.
•We use the compounds of any in questions and negative
sentences
I can´t find my glasses anywhere.
SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Look carefully to the following pictures about some events and discuss the
following questions
Where does the event take part?
What do people do during the event?
When does the event takes part?
Would you like to go there? Why?

Suffixes and Compounds